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Technology

ThumbDogs let you keep your gloves on when working on tablets and smartphones

With winter getting closer, the gloves will soon come out, but that doesn’t mean you have to take them off to operate your tablet or smartphone in the field. ThumbDogs ($15) fit over the thumb and index fingers of any gloves and restore the tactile function you need to make a touchscreen work using a […]

September 12, 2014

Technology

Topcon FC-500 data collector lets you map projects and share data instantly with the cloud

Mapping GIS databases on electric utilities, gas pipelines, disaster management survey points, water and wastewater operations, forestry, highway maintenance markers and construction projects can require massive amounts of information. The Topcon FC-500 field controller/data collector allows you to store, manage and input this kind of data on a large, bright-sunlight-readable display device. Built in wireless […]

September 11, 2014

Technology

Employee and subcontractor software speeds up billing, approval and payment processes

Dexter + Chaney has expanded the capabilities of its Spectrum Software with the release of two new “kiosks.” The Employee Kiosk and Subcontract Kiosk allow authorized employees and subcontractors of companies who use Spectrum an easy, secure way to access and update payroll and subcontract data in the system without the need for additional user […]

September 11, 2014

Technology

Hard hats with augmented reality to ship to construction companies by end of this year; more capable than Google Glass

While discussing the reasons construction companies should become early adopters of Google Glass, we mentioned that the much-talked-about device was worth exploring since it is a precursor to much more sophisticated technology. Turns out, we were closer than we thought to those types of new devices as a startup company named Atheer has plans to […]

July 28, 2014

Technology

FACE THE FUTURE: 5 reasons construction companies need to buy Google Glass right now

Despite the excitement around its unveiling more than two years ago—complete with the wearable device shooting a live video during a skydive— Google Glass has come a relatively short way since then. Though most news outlets aren’t reviewing the device since technically it’s still in development (even though Google is actually selling the device now), […]

July 21, 2014

Technology

Smart Bricks are full-size, concrete Lego bricks designed for vertical construction

Bricks are a pretty basic element of construction and have been for centuries. But a company called Kite Bricks has developed a Lego-like brick that could make building faster and cheaper. According to a report from Wired UK, these “Smart Bricks” come in all sorts of shapes and sizes just like those big red canisters […]

July 10, 2014

Technology

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1: small, rugged tablets designed for the jobsite

Panasonic has introduced its Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 tablets, which are designed to withstand impact, water and other conditions on the jobsite. The FZ-E1 is powered by Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld, while the FZ-X1 runs on Android 4.2.2. And though these are technically tablets, according to the announcement from Panasonic they do ship with both […]

July 10, 2014

Technology

Trimble demos Google Project Tango apps that can see through walls, make editable 3D maps with the wave of a tablet

Glass is by far the most well-known hardware project still in development at Google. But it’s another project that likely has more opportunity for meaningful impact on the construction industry: Project Tango. Seeing that opportunity, the software teams at Trimble are already hard at work developing apps for Tango with pretty exciting capabilities. Using a […]

June 30, 2014

Technology

Caterpillar unveils the B15Q: a faster rugged smartphone with Android 4.4 KitKat (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=93] A little over a year after releasing its first rugged smartphone, the B15, Caterpillar has upgraded the device with a new, more powerful processor, more RAM and the latest version of Android, 4.4 KitKat. In fact, the B15Q is the first rugged smarpthone to support KitKat. That’s due to the internal upgrades Cat […]

June 16, 2014

Technology

5 reasons the old two-way radio is better than a smartphone for jobsite communication

Is your jobsite one of the many across the country that has embraced smartphones? In many ways, these portable computers have made contractors and construction workers more capable in the field than ever thanks to the ever-growing number of apps available. But according to Motorola (a company quite fond of smartphones) reseller Forestry Suppliers, a […]

June 13, 2014

Technology

Samsung updates its rugged smartphone with water- and shock-proof Galaxy S5 Active

Around this time last year, Samsung released what was at the time likely the sleekest water-, dust- and shock-proof smartphone ever made. The Galaxy S4 Active had an IP67 in a thin package with top-of-the line specs. The company then turned around and integrated that waterproof feature into its marquee smartphone, the Galaxy S5. But […]

May 30, 2014

Telematics

German trade association endorses AEM/AEMP telematics standard

Just months after two United States based equipment associations announced a new standard to govern fleet telematics, a German-based trade association has said they like it and want to participate. The Association of Equipment Management Professionals and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers announced today that VDBUM will be supporting the new telematics standard. VDBUM serves […]

May 20, 2014